Secondary
Wednesday
GCSEs 2021: No change in grades standard, teachers told
Teachers should award GCSE and A-level grades in 2021 based on the same standard as previous years, Ofqual confirms
Secondaries ‘completely reject’ school-based appeals
Headteachers also accuse SQA of posing leading questions in appeals consultation due to end on Friday
Increase testing as GCSEs ‘fallback’, says exam board
More testing would provide evidence in case students are unable to sit an exam, says Cambridge Assessment director
Monday
GCSEs 2021: Teachers frustrated by grades guidance wait
Heads say they are ‘up against the wire’ over guidance for giving grades, as Easter holidays loom
GCSEs and A levels: Lack of DfE plan a ‘gaping hole’
Freedom of information request reveals DfE had no plan for assessing students when GCSE and A-level exams were cancelled
Thursday
Banned: Teacher who ‘invented’ assessment marks
A teacher has been banned for a minimum of three years after being found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct
GCSEs 2021 grade inflation ‘will be unsustainable’
Ofqual chair says rise in GCSE results this summer would erode value of qualifications if it was repeated year on year
GCSEs 2021: No ‘Weimar’ grade inflation, says Ofqual
Chief regulator Simon Lebus denies teacher A-level and GCSE grading this year will mean ‘prizes for all’
GCSEs 2021: Don’t let parents sway grades teachers told
Ofqual chair tells heads that arriving at GCSE and A-level grades should not be a negotiation with students or their parents
Wednesday
GCSEs 2021: ‘Car crash’ plan to share test materials
Government criticised over decision to let GCSE and A-level students see external tasks before they sit them
GCSEs 2021: 7 Ofqual proposals for autumn exams
Exams thrown open to ‘all’, no marks for coursework and five other suggestions in Ofqual’s consultation out today
